MOBILE LASER SCANNING
RIEGL VMX-RAIL
The RIEGL VMX-RAIL is a fully integrated Mobile Laser Scanning System for track mapping and clearance surveying. The triple scanner system design allows for utmost efficient capturing of dense, accurate, and feature-rich data.
Triple Scanner Mobile Mapping System for Rail Application
The triple scanner RIEGL VMX-RAIL system was especially developed to meet the unique challenges of the railway environment. These three synchronized scanners deliver an unmatched scan pattern in a single pass, ideal for capturing complex rail scenes with high precision. Housed in advanced environmental enclosures, the system ensures uninterrupted data collection and allows for hardware maintenance or upgrades without halting operations.
Optional camera integration enhances corridor documentation, providing detailed imagery that supports extraction software and modeling workflows. Utilizing RIEGL’s VUX-1HA sensors, the system delivers high-density data even at high speeds—making it a purpose-built solution for railway operators.
This unique scan pattern enables full-detail capture of rail infrastructure and is ideally suited for applications such as track alignment, ballast mapping, catenary alignment modeling, right-of-way clearance analysis, and asset mapping along the rail corridor.
Main Features
- rugged measuring-head for reliable long-term operation in harsh environments
- equipped with 3 VUX-1HA²² High Accuracy Laser Scanners
- optimized scanner orientation to increase the field of view and to minimize scan shadows
- unique crossed point cloud pattern along 360 deg of the clearance profile for improved feature extraction and small object detection
- 5.4 MHz pulse repetition rate and 750 lines per second resulting in up to 13.000 pts/m² in approximately 3m range at 80 km/h platform speed
Main Applications
- Rapid and Safe Data Capture with Minimal Disruption to Network Schedules
- Rail Infrastructure Asset Management
- As-Built Surveying
- Track and Infrastructure Monitoring
- Clash Detection Simulation and Clearance Analysis
- Railway Planning and Engineering
Technical Data Overview
| Effective Measurement Rate | 900 kHz | 1.5 MHz | 3.75 MHz | 5.4 MHz |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Range, Target Reflectivity (p ≥ 80%) | 475 m | 370 m | 235 m | 235 m |
| Max. Range, Target Reflectivity (p ≥ 10%) | 170 m | 130 m | 85 m | 85 m |
| Minimum Range | 1 m @ PRR ≥ 1 MHz, 1.2 m @ PRR < 1 MHz | 1 m @ PRR ≥ 1 MHz, 1.2 m @ PRR < 1 MHz | 1 m @ PRR ≥ 1 MHz, 1.2 m @ PRR < 1 MHz | 1 m @ PRR ≥ 1 MHz, 1.2 m @ PRR < 1 MHz |
| Max. Number of Targets per Pulse | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| Accuracy / Precision | 5 mm / 3 mm | 5 mm / 3 mm | 5 mm / 3 mm | 5 mm / 3 mm |
Software for RIEGL VMX-RAIL
We complement our high-performance hardware with innovative software packages to create powerful solutions for demanding applications. The RIEGL software packages are exclusively bundled with the appropriate RIEGL laser scanners and laser scanning systems. For this RIEGL product we provide:
These RIEGL software packages are complemented by special libraries (RiVLib, RDBLib) and plugins (RiMAP Plugin for ArcGIS).
Explore some selected pointcloud samples.
Download Area & Further Information
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